Look up: hobble

1. hobble
   [v] - hamper the action or progress of
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2. Hobble
   Hob'ble intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hobbled ; present participle & verbal noun Hobbling .] [ Middle English hobelen , hoblen , freq. of hoppen to ...
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3. Hobble
   Hob'ble transitive verb 1. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. ' They hobbled their horses.' Dickens 2. To perplex; to embarrass.
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4. Hobble
   Hob'ble noun 1. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait. Swift. 2. Same as Hopple . 3. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. Waterton.
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5. hobble
   verb hamper the action or progress of; `The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean`
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6. Hobble
   • (n.) An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait. • (n.) Same as Hopple. • (v. t.) To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. • (v. t.) To perplex; to embarrass. • (n.) Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. • (n. i.) To move roughly or irre...
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7. hobble
   
   • a shackle for the ankles or feet
   • the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
   
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8. Hobble
   (device) A `hobble` is a device that prevents or limits the locomotion of a human or an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are sometimes used also on other animals. On dogs, they are used especially during force-fetch training to lim...
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